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the first time use force of does it with that is the headline about crime in the city and i thought one of the tricks to writing about detroit is not assuming it is one thing or the other, not assuming it is these things and not both but all those things and trying to figure out how they all coexist and fit together and you did a good job of something like murder which we get a lot of coverage for, violence is a real presence in people's wives, good job capturing how it is both surreal, you as an outsider and some of the headlines you see, but it is a very real presence for people here. >> you are right. it is one of those -- there were several aspects of the story that have been told so often and in such a caricatured way i struggled with how to deal with them myself because you can't just ignore it. it was the detroit news that had a poll recently where 40% of detroit said they wanted to move in the next four years if they could. you can't tell the story honestly without reckoning with that kind of thing but how to do it was tricky and telling the story through characters for me was t
the first time use force of does it with that is the headline about crime in the city and i thought one of the tricks to writing about detroit is not assuming it is one thing or the other, not assuming it is these things and not both but all those things and trying to figure out how they all coexist and fit together and you did a good job of something like murder which we get a lot of coverage for, violence is a real presence in people's wives, good job capturing how it is both surreal, you as...
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and the book, and particularly local press coverage, and the first time you sort of visit with that is with the headlines about crime in the city, and i think one of the tricks about writing about detroit is assumes it's not one thing or the other, not assuming it's these things and not those, but it's all the things trying to figure out how they all co-exist and fit together, and i thought you did a good job of, you know, something like murder, which we get a lot of coverage for and is a -- violence is a real presence here in people's lives here, and i thought you did a good job of capturing how it's both surreal to you as an outsider, the headlines you see, but a real presence, also, for people here. >> yeah, for sure. i mean, you're right. it's one of those, you know, several aspects of the story that i think is told so often and can be told in a caricatured way. i struggled with how to, you know, deal with it myself. you just can't ignore it. it's, you know, i mean, i think -- i think it was the detroit news just had that poll recently -- >> sure. >> where 40% of the detroiters
and the book, and particularly local press coverage, and the first time you sort of visit with that is with the headlines about crime in the city, and i think one of the tricks about writing about detroit is assumes it's not one thing or the other, not assuming it's these things and not those, but it's all the things trying to figure out how they all co-exist and fit together, and i thought you did a good job of, you know, something like murder, which we get a lot of coverage for and is a --...
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our first home was in detroit. our oldest children were born in detroit. i have seen and lived and held its good and its bad, and there are lots of both. and you have no doubt heard lots about the bad, but you haven't heard, i'm sure of it the love story. there are lots of us who love detroit bruises and all, and today there's are signs of life green shoots rising up a phoenix rising from the ashes. joining me now from detroit is mark binelli, author of a terrific new book "detroit city is the place to be." mark, thank you so much for joining us inside "the war room." >> thanks so much for having me. >> jennifer: you bet. i thoroughly enjoyed for those of you who aren't so familiar with detroit, let me start with the obvious, how has the auto industry's come back played a role in the city's rebirth? >> that's where the book started. it was originally a story for the rolling stone, which i went back to cover the auto industry in 2009 which as you know was a very dire time. the city had become sort of the poster child of the recession, and really for three d
our first home was in detroit. our oldest children were born in detroit. i have seen and lived and held its good and its bad, and there are lots of both. and you have no doubt heard lots about the bad, but you haven't heard, i'm sure of it the love story. there are lots of us who love detroit bruises and all, and today there's are signs of life green shoots rising up a phoenix rising from the ashes. joining me now from detroit is mark binelli, author of a terrific new book "detroit city is...
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the old town was the first movie in the city. there are a lot of changes going on. a lot of stores opening in closing. been down there, which one? >> a camera store. >> we have some changes in the weather for tomorrow. 68 degrees. he was in the sun earlier. going to be cooler out there. wednesday, we could be looking at range. our skies are clearing out on night.turday 68 degrees. low of 36.ning 25 degrees above average for time of year. the record is 60 -- now we are at 50 degrees. is about 7 degrees about daytime should be for a high. of the north at 12 miles per hour. 49 in the maryland. now looking at 49 in fairfax station. our final stop, 40 degrees. they are part of a higher elevation. 63 was their high temperature. now our temperature is cooling. the same in manassas. the cooler air, we will feel the difference to mark. 30's in pittsburgh and detroit. our daytime highs will be 12 colder than what we had today. some even colder than that. look at the wind chill factor. for us, the wind is not a problem. be a problem for the near future. front is off the coast.
the old town was the first movie in the city. there are a lot of changes going on. a lot of stores opening in closing. been down there, which one? >> a camera store. >> we have some changes in the weather for tomorrow. 68 degrees. he was in the sun earlier. going to be cooler out there. wednesday, we could be looking at range. our skies are clearing out on night.turday 68 degrees. low of 36.ning 25 degrees above average for time of year. the record is 60 -- now we are at 50 degrees....
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kron4 looks at the controversial recommendations to slash first responders from the city payroll. >>pam: the weather is going to be changing. we are looking at sunny and dry conditions but that will change. jacqueline bennett is here to tell us what to expect. >>jaqueline: everything is moving in right as expected. take a look at storm tracker 4. light rain for the north bay. rain over the north bay but it is not really registering. let's take a look at the clouds and rain. we do not have rain hitting the ground so far. that will start shortly. we have a weighted by sri in effect until tomorrow morning. the wind advisory is up and down the coastline. 20-30 mi. per hour winds with gusts up to 50. we will talk more about the wind coming up. >>pam: police and firefighter unions are outraged after results from a study suggests that both departments could run officially with more cuts. >> it really is a risk to the community if these things are implemented. >> everyone knows we are at our lowest staffing levels in over two decades. >>pam: the mayor and city staff is expected to discuss
kron4 looks at the controversial recommendations to slash first responders from the city payroll. >>pam: the weather is going to be changing. we are looking at sunny and dry conditions but that will change. jacqueline bennett is here to tell us what to expect. >>jaqueline: everything is moving in right as expected. take a look at storm tracker 4. light rain for the north bay. rain over the north bay but it is not really registering. let's take a look at the clouds and rain. we do...
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wes, i want to go to you first. i don't know if america knows but you have moved back to baltimore which is one of the great american cities but a city that has seen its fair share of problems and flight out of the city. i wonder, let's talk first why? why did you choose to go back to baltimore? >> you know, it was a question that even a lot of my friends asked me when i said i'm going back to baltimore, they were like why? honestly i believe in the baltimore story. i believe in the fact i'm a very proud baltimorens and we are proud people, proud of our city and have a lot of infrastructure that's in place that's actually showing where we're making a renaissance. if you look at school readiness indicators in baltimore, 12 years ago we were at 27% of kids were at school readiness now we have around 73% of kids at school readiness. new infrastructure coming back, arts and cultural base coming back. it's an exciting time to be there but you're going with both eyes open understanding there's economic challenges, social
wes, i want to go to you first. i don't know if america knows but you have moved back to baltimore which is one of the great american cities but a city that has seen its fair share of problems and flight out of the city. i wonder, let's talk first why? why did you choose to go back to baltimore? >> you know, it was a question that even a lot of my friends asked me when i said i'm going back to baltimore, they were like why? honestly i believe in the baltimore story. i believe in the fact...
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my mother is here and it is her first time to be in city hall. this whole process has been a great and wonderful experience for me and my community members. i look forward to the future to come. it was decades later before some supreme court decision finally apologized and passed something similar to this, but i'm so thankful and i'm proud to be san franciscan and part of my community. thank you so much. [applause] >> thank you so much. our next speaker is the executive director of the asian law caucus. [applause] >> good morning. i'm the executive director of the asian law caucus, and we are also a proud member of the state coalition -- the coalition for a state san francisco. i want to thank supervisor kim in setting the standard against racial profiling. and in support of transparency and local control of our own communities. and our sincere -- sincere thanks to merely for the civil rights ordinance. in the coming months and years, part of the coalition will be working to ensure that the standards enshrine in the ordinance are in a way that pr
my mother is here and it is her first time to be in city hall. this whole process has been a great and wonderful experience for me and my community members. i look forward to the future to come. it was decades later before some supreme court decision finally apologized and passed something similar to this, but i'm so thankful and i'm proud to be san franciscan and part of my community. thank you so much. [applause] >> thank you so much. our next speaker is the executive director of the...
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. >> i said some cities in india have done and that have seen very good results. you can be the first to find when a problem happens near you. go to the website for the latest. including the best routes to take. >>> other news of the night. a 12-year-old boy accused of beating a 2-year-old to death will stay in custody until his trial. the attorneys for him wanted him released but the 12-year- old they say is still considered dangerous. it was last month when a 2-year- old foster child was killed and this preteen has been held and is being charged as a juvenile because our state law says you have to be 14 to be charged as unadult. >>> this man picked the wrong time to behave strange in a movie theater. kyle tanner came into the movies and here is what police and witnesses say. he sat in the front row for the month -- in a kid's movie. he starts talking to himself and then to the characters on the screen. he left, came back several time, the last time he came in he walked to the front of the theater and started pointing his hand like he was using a gun and cursing
. >> i said some cities in india have done and that have seen very good results. you can be the first to find when a problem happens near you. go to the website for the latest. including the best routes to take. >>> other news of the night. a 12-year-old boy accused of beating a 2-year-old to death will stay in custody until his trial. the attorneys for him wanted him released but the 12-year- old they say is still considered dangerous. it was last month when a 2-year- old foster...
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three, we will review quickly the impact of industrialization on northeastern and midwestern cities. four, we'll talk a bit about -- and that comes from the ssgrew and the fourth piece that refers to robert self's selection and a bit about the spatial dynamics and implications of post war suburban/urban divides and that concentration is on oakland and southern alameda county and, last, the fifth thing we'll do many this lecture is raise questions and implications of this history and that's where the wakont piece you read from slavery to mass incarceration comes in and also where the john mcworther piece you read comes into play. there was comments before class about how mcwater is very strong, clear, critic of a lot of what you read, right, and i think that it is important that we read multiple approaches to these questions, right? we can't just read one particular argument from one particular point of view. that's why i gave you the piece from his week "winning the race" which is a criticism of much of the other things you read. so the post war urban crisis, i will start there. what
three, we will review quickly the impact of industrialization on northeastern and midwestern cities. four, we'll talk a bit about -- and that comes from the ssgrew and the fourth piece that refers to robert self's selection and a bit about the spatial dynamics and implications of post war suburban/urban divides and that concentration is on oakland and southern alameda county and, last, the fifth thing we'll do many this lecture is raise questions and implications of this history and that's...
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she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990's and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it's ic in the mission. >> although there were these open mics every night of the week, they were super macho. people writing poems about being jerks. beatty their chest onstage. >> she was energized by the scene and proved up with other girls who wanted their voices to be heard. touring the country and sharing gen-x 7 as a. her mainstream reputation grew with her novel. theses san francisco public library took notice and asked her if she would begin carrying a monthly reading series based on her community. >> a lot of the raiders that i work with our like underground writers. they're just coming at publishing and at being a writer from this underground way. coming in to the library is awesome. very good for the library to show this writing community that they are welcome. at first, people were like, you want me to read at the library, really? things like that. >> as a documentary, there are interviews -- [inaudible] >> radar readings are focused on clear culture. strayed a
she was inspired when she first moved to this city in the early 1990's and discover the wild west atmosphere of open mi it's ic in the mission. >> although there were these open mics every night of the week, they were super macho. people writing poems about being jerks. beatty their chest onstage. >> she was energized by the scene and proved up with other girls who wanted their voices to be heard. touring the country and sharing gen-x 7 as a. her mainstream reputation grew with her...
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it is tough to reconsider the greatest city in the world. as much as i will miss him in the white house, he will be an extraordinary asset to our campaign. he will tell us when in 2012. i also want to say how much i appreciate you. i love you. i love you, too. [applause] i love you back, man. you know, i am here not just because i need your help. i am also here because the country need your help. there was a reason why so many people like jessica worked their hearts out in our 2008 campaign. it was not because you thought it would be easy. when you support a guy named barack hussain obama for president of the united states you have to assume that the -- the odds might not be in your favor. you did not need a poll to tell you it was not a sure thing. you understood the campaign was not about me. it was about our common vision for america. it was not a narrow vision and america where everybody is left to fend for themselves. the most powerful are able to play by their own rules. it was a pig and a passionate and gold america where everybody ha
it is tough to reconsider the greatest city in the world. as much as i will miss him in the white house, he will be an extraordinary asset to our campaign. he will tell us when in 2012. i also want to say how much i appreciate you. i love you. i love you, too. [applause] i love you back, man. you know, i am here not just because i need your help. i am also here because the country need your help. there was a reason why so many people like jessica worked their hearts out in our 2008 campaign. it...
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. >> this is kind of new territory for us and it's a very big deal and first chance we ever had to do this and make sure -- >> just a couple of other observations. the controller's office and the city attorney's office have been very helpful and supportive in the process. and also i had mentioned as part of the process is you look at disclosure documents and the stories told by other agencies. since this is the first sort of securities offering done on general revenue credit, it -- we had to start the thinking really from a clean slate and think things through from the bottom up. this wasn't -- sometimes these are processes of looking at the story told before and updating it. here you have not had an occasion or opportunity to tell this story to this audience. so it's been a huge effort. on the part of the financing team in germ and on the part of your staff in particular and would like to thank the staff for their hard work. >> i appreciate it. >> i will repeat what i have said earlier, we have had the revenue bonds issue before us presented in various ways and we have been to the bo
. >> this is kind of new territory for us and it's a very big deal and first chance we ever had to do this and make sure -- >> just a couple of other observations. the controller's office and the city attorney's office have been very helpful and supportive in the process. and also i had mentioned as part of the process is you look at disclosure documents and the stories told by other agencies. since this is the first sort of securities offering done on general revenue credit, it --...
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the first one which doesn't get a lot of attention happens in new york, right, 1964, and the summer of 1964 and officer off duty shoots and kills an african-american teenaged young man in manhattan. harlem and bedford people come together in rally against this act, what they see as an act of aggression, and act of police brutality and violence spurs, you know, from those collective gatherings. in the end one person dies. 500 are injured. 465 arrested and up to a million dollars in property damage. that's 1964. not many histories of the mid-60s disorders takes that new york moment into account. people really start to wake up and pay attention to the possibilities of urban violence in black sections of cities in 1965 with los angeles. hirsch made reference to it a bit. august 11, 1965, violence spreads throughout the loss section of los angeles for six days in response to an altercation between an african-american citizen and a police officer, six days of violence that results in 34 dead people,1,032 injured, 3,400 arrested, and the national guard is called in, and over 970 buildings are
the first one which doesn't get a lot of attention happens in new york, right, 1964, and the summer of 1964 and officer off duty shoots and kills an african-american teenaged young man in manhattan. harlem and bedford people come together in rally against this act, what they see as an act of aggression, and act of police brutality and violence spurs, you know, from those collective gatherings. in the end one person dies. 500 are injured. 465 arrested and up to a million dollars in property...
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, in the first -- or second third of the 20th century, one argument for the cause of cities' decline is that they were spending too much. they were spending too much money. they were just spending too much money. too much money on social programs. but also, too much money on labor. in short, city workers in northeastern and midwestern cities, they lived too good. they had it too good. their pensions were too high, their salaries were too high, their productivity was not competitive with a free market. so the argument that whaus ee e caused the urban crisis was cities outspent themselves. and unions had such a strong powerful grip on city politics, this is what some people would argue, that there was no escaping this problem. you can't get away from the liberal spending because unions are too powerful. they'll go on strike like they did in new york city, right? there's a transit strike in 1967. there's a sanitation strike -- the transit strike in 19 # 6. sanitation strike 1967. teachers' strike 1967-1968. these are three major areas of municipal life that bring the city to its knees i
, in the first -- or second third of the 20th century, one argument for the cause of cities' decline is that they were spending too much. they were spending too much money. they were just spending too much money. too much money on social programs. but also, too much money on labor. in short, city workers in northeastern and midwestern cities, they lived too good. they had it too good. their pensions were too high, their salaries were too high, their productivity was not competitive with a free...
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. >> well, first off congratulations san francisco. we definitely couldn't have done it without you guys. i will venture to say -- there is one thing i noticed about my team we are a great example of this city. look at the diversity of personalities, where we all come from, the different faces from different stories and we all have one goal in mine. we had one job in mine. we had one dream in mine and that is to be world series champions with this group and i am proud to say that. you guys the same thing. we couldn't have done it without you, the city of san francisco. like i said you guys better be proud. you need to be proud and i will tell you for dang sure we are all world series champions and wearing orange and black in san francisco. [cheers and applause] >> all right. now i would like to introduce two more gentlemen. the first gentleman his first year with the giants and goes to the world series. the other gentleman arrived halfway through the season. coming up to speak now is angel pagan and hunter pens. [cheers and applause] >
. >> well, first off congratulations san francisco. we definitely couldn't have done it without you guys. i will venture to say -- there is one thing i noticed about my team we are a great example of this city. look at the diversity of personalities, where we all come from, the different faces from different stories and we all have one goal in mine. we had one job in mine. we had one dream in mine and that is to be world series champions with this group and i am proud to say that. you...
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the first one which doesn't get a lot of attention happens in new york. it's 1964, it's the summer of 1964. a white police officer off-duty shoots and kills an african-american teenage young man in manhattan. harlem and bedford stiverson, people come together in rally against this act, what they see as an act of aggression, this act of police brutality and violence kind of spurs from those collective gatherings. in the end, one person dies, 500 are injured, 465 are arrested. and there's up to $1 million in property damage in new york. again, that's 1964. not many histories of the mid-'60s disorders really takes that new york moment into account. people really start to wake up and pay attention to the possibilities of urban violence in black sections of cities in 1965 with los angeles. which hersh, he made reference to it. violence spreads throughout the watts section of los angeles in 1965 for six days. again, in response to an altercation between an african-american citizen and a police officer. six days of violence that results in 34 dead people, 1,032
the first one which doesn't get a lot of attention happens in new york. it's 1964, it's the summer of 1964. a white police officer off-duty shoots and kills an african-american teenage young man in manhattan. harlem and bedford stiverson, people come together in rally against this act, what they see as an act of aggression, this act of police brutality and violence kind of spurs from those collective gatherings. in the end, one person dies, 500 are injured, 465 are arrested. and there's up to...
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if it passes, richmond will be the first city to impose such a tax on businesses. the town hall meeting starts at 7:00 in bethlehem baptist church in richmond. >>> good afternoon to you, a cooling trend is under way as we run through monday and the week ahead. we have temperatures slightly cooler. given your little look at the sunshine over parts of the east bay. meanwhile, inside the bay and along the coast, the fog is still pretty thick. the national weather service has issued a dense fog advisory from inside the bay as well as the coast lasting through the afternoon. i want to head to the east coast. the winds gusting anywhere from 60-70 miles an hour. the storm surge is battling the coastline. you could see at the still photo, we have blizzard conditions around the appalachian. we have the coast being pounded into new jersey an the new york harbor 60 miles out. so sandy is on the way ashore and it should make landfall in the next couple of hours. >>> here in the pacific, we've got some changes on the way. take a look at the system here. ironically, sandy is tel
if it passes, richmond will be the first city to impose such a tax on businesses. the town hall meeting starts at 7:00 in bethlehem baptist church in richmond. >>> good afternoon to you, a cooling trend is under way as we run through monday and the week ahead. we have temperatures slightly cooler. given your little look at the sunshine over parts of the east bay. meanwhile, inside the bay and along the coast, the fog is still pretty thick. the national weather service has issued a...
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and ladies and gentlemen it is my honor to welcome you to the official city celebration honoring your 2012 world series champions san francisco giants. now, as we gather together as a community today to celebrate this joyous occasion we do want to take a moment first to recognize those impacted by hurricane sandy and mourn the lives loft from this disaster. of course the giants share a deep history with new york and our prayers go out to everyone on the east coast affected by this disaster and the red cross in those regions they really need our help everybody and we encourage you to donate for the relief fund at red cross .org and the giants players are going to make donations and the giants' organization is going to match the donations by the employers. just think everybody here today and 1 dollar from all of us. that can really help and donate at red cross .org and we thank you for your generosity. it was just two years ago that we captured the championship since moving to san francisco and i think we're happy we didn't have to wait until 52 years. [cheers and applause] we've got an
and ladies and gentlemen it is my honor to welcome you to the official city celebration honoring your 2012 world series champions san francisco giants. now, as we gather together as a community today to celebrate this joyous occasion we do want to take a moment first to recognize those impacted by hurricane sandy and mourn the lives loft from this disaster. of course the giants share a deep history with new york and our prayers go out to everyone on the east coast affected by this disaster and...
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the first of many i hope, and this is the broom to the city for the giants, the first ever. yes! congratulations on sweeping the world series championship. >> thank you mr. mayor. both the broom and the key will find a sacred place at at&t park because it belongs to the wonderful fans of the san francisco giants, the best fans in the world. thank you. [cheers and applause] >> well, we just saw him but i wanted to give a formal introduction to a guy that has meant so much to this franchise, who grew up in san francisco rooting for the giantses and become a critical part of this giants organization, the giants president laurence baer. [cheers and applause] >> welcome giants fans everywhere. hello to way back. look at this. wow! what do you say we make a habit of getting together like this every late october? what do you think? [cheers and applause] we all saw a lot of familiar faces and heard a lot of familiar voices on the parade route today. there were faces and voices which from february through october energized our players and coaches and manager and enabled them to bring home
the first of many i hope, and this is the broom to the city for the giants, the first ever. yes! congratulations on sweeping the world series championship. >> thank you mr. mayor. both the broom and the key will find a sacred place at at&t park because it belongs to the wonderful fans of the san francisco giants, the best fans in the world. thank you. [cheers and applause] >> well, we just saw him but i wanted to give a formal introduction to a guy that has meant so much to this...
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an event he says galvanized the city. >> it created new giants fans. friends of mine. maybe they weren't baseball fans at the beginning of the season, but forever until they die now. they are solid giants fans. >> reporter: tomorrow's game is sold out. but the giants are telling people if they're interested to going, head to stubhub for tickets. there's tickets for 280 bucks for standing room only, going all the way up to $7,800 for one ticket. >> thank you. better bring your money. >>> looking at the transamerica pyramid, like a crown jewel. only turned on for holidays and special occasions. this is one of many landmarks that make san francisco a magical backdrop for the world series. we have a tale of two cities. san francisco and detroit. two stories cities. but we do things a little different out here. >> reporter: that's a good way to put it. san francisco/detroit, entirely two different cities. different as night as day. but tonight, they have something in common. >> the tigers are going to the world series. >> the giants have won the pennant. >> reporter: the sa
an event he says galvanized the city. >> it created new giants fans. friends of mine. maybe they weren't baseball fans at the beginning of the season, but forever until they die now. they are solid giants fans. >> reporter: tomorrow's game is sold out. but the giants are telling people if they're interested to going, head to stubhub for tickets. there's tickets for 280 bucks for standing room only, going all the way up to $7,800 for one ticket. >> thank you. better bring your...
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it's the first city to pave a road in america. it's known for motown and of course the birthplace of ice cream soda. who doesn't know that? now it wants to be known for something else, technology. brian shactman is there. all right. brian, first off, what is -- it is true. the first news radio -- >> i didn't know that. >> i wanted to throw that out there. and good hockey. i wanted to throw it out to you, what exactly technologywise is happening in the motor city. >> well, brian, actually i think two words you used are perfect. actually happening. it's not on some white board or city planning, they're doing something. this building right here was empty a year ago. now it has three venture capitalist firms inside with a slew of technology start-ups. the interesting thing is there's a lot of young people, educated, smart, hungry, up there, and they're working for salaries that are pretty competitive in new york and silicon valley. a lot of them, sully, are trying to live and some of them are living in downtown detroit. >> all right.
it's the first city to pave a road in america. it's known for motown and of course the birthplace of ice cream soda. who doesn't know that? now it wants to be known for something else, technology. brian shactman is there. all right. brian, first off, what is -- it is true. the first news radio -- >> i didn't know that. >> i wanted to throw that out there. and good hockey. i wanted to throw it out to you, what exactly technologywise is happening in the motor city. >> well,...